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West Texas Man Rescued by Firefighters from Dog Food Silo
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- El Paso firefighters have rescued a man trapped inside a dog food silo.
Fire officials told the El Paso Times that the 49-year-old maintenance man was working at the Valley Feed/Pet's Barn silo Monday morning when he became trapped up to his shoulders in the dog food. El Paso fire officials said the man may have been trapped for as long as 30 minutes.
The man's name was not released. He refused to be taken to a hospital. No other injuries were reported.
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Fire officials told the El Paso Times that the 49-year-old maintenance man was working at the Valley Feed/Pet's Barn silo Monday morning when he became trapped up to his shoulders in the dog food. El Paso fire officials said the man may have been trapped for as long as 30 minutes.
The man's name was not released. He refused to be taken to a hospital. No other injuries were reported.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Fire Chick on
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good job guys.. job well done...
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Permalink Reply by Shawna Syth on
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that would be pretty gross. But it is good that he is okay and not hurt.
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